List of sovereign states in the 2000s

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| valign=top | {{Flagdeco|Afghanistan|1992}} → {{Flagdeco|Afghanistan|2001}} → {{Flagicon image|Flag of Afghanistan (2002-2004).svg}} → {{Flagu|Afghanistan|2004}}
{{Small|Capital: Taloqan (to 6 September 2000), Fayzabad (from 6 September 2000 to 13 November 2001), Kabul (from 13 November 2001) }}

• Islamic State of Afghanistan {{Small|(to 7 December 2001 in Northern Alliance zone; from 7 December 2001 to 13 June 2002)}}{{Efn|name=AFG_transition|A transitional government for Afghanistan was appointed on 13 June 2002 by a loya jirga.{{Cite web |url=http://www.nytimes.com/2002/06/14/world/traditional-council-elects-karzai-as-afghan-president.html |title=Traditional Council Elects Karzai as Afghan President - New York Times |website=The New York Times |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130130134258/http://www.nytimes.com/2002/06/14/world/traditional-council-elects-karzai-as-afghan-president.html |archive-date=30 January 2013 |url-status=dead}}}}
• Transitional Islamic State of Afghanistan {{Small|(from 13 June 2002 to 26 January 2004)}}{{Efn|name=AFG_transition}}{{Efn|name=AFG_constitution|Afghanistan ratified a new constitution on 26 January 2004.{{Cite web |url=http://president.gov.af/sroot_eng.aspx?id=68 |title=President Office |CONSTITUTION |access-date=2010-05-03 |archive-date=2010-11-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101127090617/http://president.gov.af/sroot_eng.aspx?id=68 |url-status=dead }}}}
• Islamic Republic of Afghanistan {{Small|(from 26 January 2004)}}{{Efn|name=AFG_constitution}}

{{Extent}}Widely-recognized UN member state.{{Efn|The Islamic State of Afghanistan was not recognized by Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, or the United Arab Emirates until 7 December 2001.}} Claimed to be and was widely recognized as the sole legitimate government of Afghanistan, however in effect it only controlled a small portion of the country until 13 November 2001.

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| valign=top | {{flagicon image|Flag of Albania (1992–2002).svg}} → {{Flag|Albania}} – Republic of Albania {{Capital|Tirana}}

{{Extent}}Widely-recognized UN member state.

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| valign=top | {{Flag|Algeria}} – People's Democratic Republic of Algeria {{Capital|Algiers}}

{{Extent}}Widely-recognized UN member state.

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| valign=top | {{Flag|Andorra}} – Principality of Andorra {{Capital|Andorra la Vella}}

{{Extent}}Widely-recognized UN member state. The President of France and Bishop of Urgell were ex officio Co-Princes of Andorra. The defense of Andorra was the responsibility of France and Spain.

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| valign=top | {{Flag|Angola}} – Republic of Angola {{Capital|Luanda}}

{{Extent}}Widely-recognized UN member state.

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| valign=top | {{Flag|Antigua and Barbuda}} {{Capitalname|St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda|St. John's}}

{{Extent}}Widely-recognized UN member state; Commonwealth realm. Antigua and Barbuda had two dependencies, Barbuda and Redonda.

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| valign=top | {{Flagdeco|Argentina|1861}} Argentina – Argentine Republic{{Efn|The name "Argentine Nation" was also used for the purposes of legislation.}} {{Capital|Buenos Aires}}

{{Extent}}Widely-recognized UN member state. Argentina was a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city.{{Efn|23 provinces: Buenos Aires, Catamarca, Chaco, Chubut, Córdoba, Corrientes, Entre Ríos, Formosa, Jujuy, La Pampa, La Rioja, Mendoza, Misiones, Neuquén, Río Negro, Salta, San Juan, San Luis, Santa Cruz, Santa Fe, Santiago del Estero, Tierra del Fuego, Tucumán. 1 autonomous city: Buenos Aires.}} It had a claim over Argentine Antarctica, which was suspended under the Antarctic Treaty. It also claimed the Falkland Islands and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, both of which were British overseas territories.

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| valign=top | {{Flag|Armenia}} – Republic of Armenia {{Capital|Yerevan}}

{{Extent}}Widely-recognized UN member state.Armenia was not recognized by Pakistan.

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| valign=top | {{Flag|Australia}} – Commonwealth of Australia {{Capital|Canberra}}

{{Extent}}Widely-recognized UN member state; Commonwealth realm. Australia was a federation of six states and three territories.{{Efn|6 states: New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia. 3 territories: Australian Capital Territory, Jervis Bay Territory, Northern Territory.}} It had sovereignty over the following external territories:

• Ashmore and Cartier Islands
• Australian Antarctic Territory (suspended under the Antarctic Treaty.)
• {{Flag|Christmas Island}}
• {{Flag|Cocos (Keeling) Islands}}
• Coral Sea Islands
• Heard Island and McDonald Islands
• {{Flag|Norfolk Island}}

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| valign=top | {{Flag|Austria}} – Republic of Austria {{Capital|Vienna}}

{{Extent}}Widely-recognized UN member state; EU member. Austria was a federation of nine states.{{Efn|9 states: Burgenland, Carinthia, Lower Austria, Salzburg, Styria, Tyrol, Upper Austria, Vorarlberg, Vienna.}}

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| valign=top | {{flagicon image|Flag of Azerbaijan (2004–2013).svg}} Azerbaijan – Republic of Azerbaijan {{Capital|Baku}}

{{Extent}}Widely-recognized UN member state. Azerbaijan had one autonomous republic, Nakhchivan. It included the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh, where a partially recognized breakaway republic had declared independence.

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| valign=top | {{Flag|The Bahamas}} – Commonwealth of the Bahamas {{Capitalname|Nassau, Bahamas|Nassau}}

{{Extent}}Widely-recognized UN member state; Commonwealth realm.

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| valign=top | {{Flagdeco|Bahrain|1972}} → {{Flagu|Bahrain}} {{Capital|Manama}}

• State of Bahrain {{Small|(to 14 February 2002)}}{{Efn|Bahrain enacted a new constitution on 14 February 2002. Hamad ibn Isa Al Khalifah, the Emir of Bahrain, was declared a King.Constitution of the Kingdom of Bahrain (2002)}}
• Kingdom of Bahrain {{Small|(from 14 February 2002)}}

{{Extent}}Widely-recognized UN member state.

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| valign=top | {{Flag|Bangladesh}} – People's Republic of Bangladesh {{Capital|Dhaka}}

{{Extent}}Widely-recognized UN member state.

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| valign=top | {{Flag|Barbados}} {{Capital|Bridgetown}}

{{Extent}}Widely-recognized UN member state; Commonwealth realm.

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| valign=top | {{Flag|Belarus|1995}} – Republic of Belarus {{Capital|Minsk}}

{{Extent}}Widely-recognized UN member state.

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| valign=top | {{Flag|Belgium}} – Kingdom of Belgium {{Capital|Brussels}}

{{Extent}}Widely-recognized UN member state; EU member. Belgium was a federation of three communities and three regions.{{Efn|3 communities: Flemish Community, French Community, German-speaking Community. 3 Regions: Brussels-Capital Region, Flanders, Wallonia.}}

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| valign=top | {{Flagicon image|Flag of Belize_(1981-2019).svg}} Belize {{Capital|Belmopan}}

{{Extent}}Widely-recognized UN member state; Commonwealth realm.

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| valign=top | {{Flag|Benin}} – Republic of Benin
{{Small|Capital: Porto-Novo (official), Cotonou (seat of government)}}

{{Extent}}Widely-recognized UN member state.

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| valign=top | {{Flag|Bhutan}} – Kingdom of Bhutan {{Capital|Thimphu}}

{{Extent}}Widely-recognized UN member state. Bhutan was officially guided by India in its foreign affairs, but effectively pursued an independent foreign policy. The Indo-Bhutanese Friendship Treaty was revised on 8 February 2007, confirming Bhutan's full independence in this area.

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| valign=top | {{Flag|Bolivia}}
{{Small|Capital: Sucre (official), La Paz (administrative)}}

• Republic of Bolivia {{Small|(to 7 February 2009)}}Bolivia enacted a new constitution on 7 February 2009, changing the official name of the state. [http://www.nyulawglobal.org/globalex/bolivia.htm] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120124184906/http://www.nyulawglobal.org/globalex/Bolivia.htm|date=2012-01-24}}
• Plurinational State of Bolivia {{Small|(from 7 February 2009)}}

{{Extent}}Widely-recognized UN member state.

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| valign=top | {{Flag|Bosnia and Herzegovina}} {{Capital|Sarajevo}}

{{Extent}}Widely-recognized UN member state. Bosnia and Herzegovina was a federation of two constituent entities: the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, which was itself a federation of ten cantons,{{Efn|10 cantons: Bosnian-Podrinje, Canton 10, Central Bosnia, Herzegovina-Neretva, Posavina, Sarajevo, Tuzla, Una-Sana, West Herzegovina, Zenica-Doboj.}} and Republika Srpska. There was also a neutral Brčko District.

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| valign=top | {{Flag|Botswana}} – Republic of Botswana {{Capital|Gaborone}}

{{Extent}}Widely-recognized UN member state.

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| valign=top | {{Flag|Brazil}} – Federative Republic of Brazil {{Capital|Brasília}}

{{Extent}}Widely-recognized UN member state. Brazil was a federation of 26 states and one federal district.{{Efn|26 states: Acre, Alagoas, Amapá, Amazonas, Bahia, Ceará, Espírito Santo, Goiás, Maranhão, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Minas Gerais, Pará, Paraíba, Paraná, Pernambuco, Piauí, Rio Grande do Norte, Rio Grande do Sul, Rio de Janeiro, Rondônia, Roraima, Santa Catarina, São Paulo, Sergipe, Tocantins. 1 federal district: Federal District.}}

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| valign=top | {{Flag|Brunei}} – State of Brunei, Abode of Peace {{Capital|Bandar Seri Begawan}}

{{Extent}}Widely-recognized UN member state. Brunei claimed part of the Spratly Islands (disputed by China, Taiwan, Vietnam, the Philippines, and Malaysia).

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| valign=top | {{Flag|Bulgaria}} – Republic of Bulgaria {{Capital|Sofia}}

{{Extent}}Widely-recognized UN member state; EU member (from 1 January 2007).

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| valign=top | {{Flagicon|Burkina Faso}} Burkina Faso {{Capital|Ouagadougou}}

{{Extent}}Widely-recognized UN member state.

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| valign=top colspan=2 | Burma {{Arrow}} Myanmar

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| valign=top | {{Flag|Burundi}} – Republic of Burundi {{Capital|Bujumbura}}

{{Extent}}Widely-recognized UN member state.

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| valign=top | {{Flag|Cambodia}} – Kingdom of Cambodia {{Capital|Phnom Penh}}

{{Extent}}Widely-recognized UN member state.

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| valign=top | {{Flag|Cameroon}} – Republic of Cameroon {{Capital|Yaoundé}}

{{Extent}}Widely-recognized UN member state.

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| valign=top | {{Flag|Canada}} {{Capital|Ottawa}}

{{Extent}}Widely-recognized UN member state and Commonwealth realm; Canada was a federation of ten provinces and three territories.{{Efn|10 provinces: Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland (renamed Newfoundland and Labrador on 6 December 2001), Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan. 3 territories: Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Yukon.}}

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| valign=top | {{Flag|Cape Verde}} – Republic of Cape Verde {{Capital|Praia}}

{{Extent}}Widely-recognized UN member state.

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| valign=top | {{Flag|Central African Republic}} {{Capital|Bangui}}

{{Extent}}Widely-recognized UN member state.

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| valign=top | {{Flag|Chad}} – Republic of Chad {{Capital|N'Djamena}}

{{Extent}}Widely-recognized UN member state.

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| valign=top | {{Flag|Chile}} – Republic of Chile {{Capitalname|Santiago, Chile|Santiago}}

{{Extent}}Widely-recognized UN member state. Chile had two special territories after 30 July 2007, Easter Island and the Juan Fernández Islands. It had a claim over Chilean Antarctic Territory, which is suspended under the Antarctic Treaty.

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| valign=top | {{Flag|China}} – People's Republic of China {{Capital|Beijing}}

{{Extent}}Widely-recognized UN member state.The People's Republic of China and the Republic of China did not recognize each other, as both states claimed to be the sole legitimate government of China. The following states recognized the ROC instead of the PRC: Belize, Burkina Faso, Chad (to 6 August 2006), Costa Rica (to 1 June 2007), Dominica (to 31 March 2004), Dominican Republic, El Salvador, the Gambia, Guatemala, Grenada (to 20 January 2005), Haiti, Honduras, Kiribati (from 29 November 2003), Malawi (to 28 December 2007), Marshall Islands, Nauru (to 21 July 2002 and then again from 31 May 2005), Nicaragua, Palau, Panama, Paraguay, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia (5 May 2007), Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, São Tomé and Príncipe, Senegal (to 25 October 2005), Solomon Islands, Swaziland, Tuvalu, and Vatican City. Until 11 October 2003, Liberia recognized both the ROC and the PRC, which led to the PRC severing diplomatic relations. After 11 October 2003, Liberia only recognized the PRC. China had five autonomous regions: Guangxi, Inner Mongolia, Ningxia, Xinjiang and Tibet. Additionally, it had sovereignty over two special administrative regions:

• {{Flag|Hong Kong}}
• {{Flag|Macau}}

China claimed Taiwan, Kinmen, the Matsu Islands, Pratas Island and the Vereker Banks, and Itu Aba, all of which were governed by Taiwan. It also claimed the Paracel Islands (disputed by the Republic of China and Vietnam), the Spratly Islands (disputed by the Republic of China, Vietnam, the Philippines, Malaysia and Brunei), and South Tibet (controlled by India). The People's Republic of China administered Aksai Chin and the Trans-Karakoram Tract, which were within the disputed region of Kashmir.

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| valign=top | {{Flag|Colombia}} – Republic of Colombia {{Capital|Bogotá}}

{{Extent}}Widely-recognized UN member state. Colombia administered Serranilla Bank and claimed Bajo Nuevo Bank (disputed by Nicaragua and the United States)

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| valign=top | {{Flagdeco|Comoros|1996}} → {{Flag|Comoros}} {{Capitalname|Moroni, Comoros|Moroni}}

• Federal Islamic Republic of the Comoros {{Small|(to 23 December 2001)}}[http://www.chr.up.ac .za/hr_docs/constitutions/docs/ComorosC%20(english%20summary)(rev).doc The Comoros adopted a new constitution on 23 December 2001]
• Union of the Comoros {{Small|(from 23 December 2001)}}

{{Extent}}Widely-recognized UN member state. The Comoros was a federation of three islands (autonomous islands since 23 December 2001): Grande Comore, Mohéli, and Anjouan. Anjouan and Mohéli were de facto independent states until 10 March 2002. Comoros also claimed sovereignty over the French overseas territories of Mayotte and the Glorioso Islands. Comoros also claimed Banc du Geyser (disputed by Madagascar and France).

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| valign=top | {{Flagicon|Congo, Democratic Republic of the|1997}} → {{Flagicon image|Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (2003-2006).svg}} → {{Flag|Congo, Democratic Republic of the}} – Democratic Republic of the Congo {{Capital|Kinshasa}}

{{Extent}}Widely-recognized UN member state.

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| valign=top | {{Flag|Congo, Republic of the}} – Republic of the Congo {{Capital|Brazzaville}}

{{Extent}}Widely-recognized UN member state.

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| valign=top | {{Flag|Costa Rica}} – Republic of Costa Rica {{Capitalname|San José, Costa Rica|San José}}

{{Extent}}Widely-recognized UN member state.

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| valign=top colspan=2 | Côte d'Ivoire {{Arrow}} Ivory Coast

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| valign=top | {{Flag|Croatia}} – Republic of Croatia {{Capital|Zagreb}}

{{Extent}}Widely-recognized UN member state.

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| valign=top | {{Flag|Cuba}} – Republic of Cuba {{Capital|Havana}}

{{Extent}}Widely-recognized UN member state. The Cuban area of Guantánamo Bay was under the control of the United States.

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| valign=top | {{Flagicon|Cyprus|1960}} → {{Flag|Cyprus}} – Republic of Cyprus {{Capital|Nicosia}}

{{Extent}}Widely-recognized UN member state.{{Efn|Was not recognized by Turkey or Northern Cyprus.}} EU member (from 1 May 2004). The northeastern part of the island was the de facto independent state of Northern Cyprus, recognized only by Turkey.

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| valign=top | {{Flag|Czech Republic}} {{Capital|Prague}}

{{Extent}}Widely-recognized UN member state.Owing to a dispute over lands seized during World War II, Liechtenstein did not recognize the Czech Republic or Slovakia, and neither country recognized Liechtenstein. Liechtenstein established diplomatic relations with the Czech Republic on 13 July 2009 and with Slovakia on 9 December 2009. EU member (from 1 May 2004).

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| valign=top | {{Flag|Denmark}} – Kingdom of Denmark {{Capital|Copenhagen}}

{{Extent}}Widely-recognized UN member state; EU member. The Danish Realm also included two of its constituent countries:

• {{Flag|Greenland}}
• {{Flag|Faroe Islands}}

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| valign=top | {{Flag|Djibouti}} – Republic of Djibouti {{Capitalname|Djibouti (city)|Djibouti}}

{{Extent}}Widely-recognized UN member state.

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| valign=top | {{Flag|Dominica}} – Commonwealth of Dominica {{Capital|Roseau}}

{{Extent}}Widely-recognized UN member state.

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| valign=top | {{Flag|Dominican Republic}} {{Capital|Santo Domingo}}

{{Extent}}Widely-recognized UN member state.

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| valign=top | {{Flag|East Timor}}{{Efn|Also known as "Timor-Leste".}} {{Small|(from 20 May 2002)}}Timor-Leste declared independence from United Nations administration on 20 May 2002. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/1996673.stm] {{Capital|Dili}}

• Democratic Republic of East Timor {{Small|(from 20 May 2002 to 27 September 2002)}}
• Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste {{Small|(from 27 September 2002)}}

{{Extent}}Widely recognized independent state; UN member state (from 27 September 2002).

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| valign=top | {{Flagicon image|Flag of Ecuador (1900-2009).svg}} → {{Flag|Ecuador}} – Republic of Ecuador {{Capital|Quito}}

{{Extent}}Widely-recognized UN member state.

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| valign=top | {{Flagicon|Egypt}} Egypt – Arab Republic of Egypt {{Capital|Cairo}}

{{Extent}}Widely-recognized UN member state.

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| valign=top | {{Flag|El Salvador}} – Republic of El Salvador {{Capital|San Salvador}}

{{Extent}}Widely-recognized UN member state.

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| valign=top | {{Flag|Equatorial Guinea}} – Republic of Equatorial Guinea {{Capital|Malabo}}

{{Extent}}Widely-recognized UN member state.

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| valign=top | {{Flag|Eritrea}} – State of Eritrea {{Capital|Asmara}}

{{Extent}}Widely-recognized UN member state.

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| valign=top | {{Flag|Estonia}} – Republic of Estonia {{Capital|Tallinn}}

{{Extent}}Widely-recognized UN member state; EU member (from 1 May 2004).

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| valign=top | {{Flagicon image|Flag of Ethiopia (1996-2009).svg}} → {{Flag|Ethiopia}} – Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia {{Capital|Addis Ababa}}

{{Extent}}Widely-recognized UN member state; Ethiopia was a federation of nine regions and two chartered cities.{{Efn|9 regions: Afar, Amhara, Benishangul-Gumuz, Gambela, Harari, Oromiya, Somali, Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples Region, Tigray. 2 chartered cities: Addis Ababa, Dire Dawa.}}

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| valign=top | {{Flag|Fiji}} – Republic of the Fiji Islands {{Capital|Suva}}

{{Extent}}Widely-recognized UN member state. Fiji had an autonomous dependency, Rotuma.

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| valign=top | {{Flag|Finland}} – Republic of Finland {{Capital|Helsinki}}

{{Extent}}Widely-recognized UN member state. EU member. Finland had a neutral and demilitarised region:

• {{Flag|Åland}}

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| valign=top | {{Flag|France|1974}} – French Republic {{Capital|Paris}}

{{Extent}}Widely-recognized UN member state. EU member. France included four overseas departments: French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique and Réunion. It also had sovereignty over the following overseas territories:

• Clipperton Island (from 22 February 2007)
• {{Flag|French Polynesia}}, with one dependency
• Clipperton Island (to 22 February 2007)
• {{Flag|French Southern and Antarctic Lands}} (including a claim to Adélie Land which was suspended under the Antarctic Treaty.)
• {{Flag| Mayotte|local}}
• New Caledonia
• {{Flag|Saint-Barthélemy|local}} (from 21 February 2007)
• Saint Martin (from 21 February 2007)
• {{Flag|Saint Pierre and Miquelon|local}}
• The Scattered Islands in the Indian Ocean, consisting of five uninhabited possessions, all of which were incorporated into the French Southern and Antarctic Lands on 21 February 2007:
• Bassas da India (disputed by Madagascar)
• Europa Island (disputed by Madagascar)
• Glorioso Islands (disputed by Madagascar, Comoros, and the Seychelles)
• Juan de Nova Island (disputed by Madagascar)
• Tromelin Island (disputed by Mauritius and the Seychelles)
• {{Flag|Wallis and Futuna|local}}

France also claimed Banc du Geyser (disputed by Madagascar and the Comoros).

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| valign=top | {{Flag|Gabon}} – Gabonese Republic {{Capital|Libreville}}

{{Extent}}Widely-recognized UN member state.

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| valign=top | {{Flag|The Gambia}} – Republic of the Gambia {{Capital|Banjul}}

{{Extent}}Widely-recognized UN member state.

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| valign=top | {{Flagdeco|Georgia (country)|1990}} → {{Flag|Georgia (country)|name=Georgia}} {{Capital|Tbilisi}}

{{Extent}}Widely-recognized UN member state. Georgia had two autonomous republics: Adjara and Abkhazia. The latter republic was home to a de facto independent state. Georgia also included the disputed region of South Ossetia, where a partially recognized breakaway republic had declared independence.

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| valign=top | {{Flag|Germany}} – Federal Republic of Germany {{Capital|Berlin}}

{{Extent}}Widely-recognized UN member state; EU member. Germany was a federation of sixteen states.{{Efn|16 states: Baden-Württemberg, Bavaria, Berlin, Brandenburg, Bremen, Hamburg, Hesse, Lower Saxony, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, North Rhine-Westphalia, Rhineland-Palatinate, Saarland, Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, Schleswig-Holstein, Thuringia}}

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| valign=top | {{Flag|Ghana}} – Republic of Ghana {{Capital|Accra}}

{{Extent}}Widely-recognized UN member state.

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| valign=top | {{Flag|Greece}} – Hellenic Republic {{Capital|Athens}}

{{Extent}}Widely-recognized UN member state; EU member. Greece had sovereignty over Mount Athos, an autonomous monastic state that was jointly governed by the multi-national "Holy Community" on the mountain and the Civil Governor appointed by the Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and spiritually came under the direct jurisdiction of the Ecumenical Patriarchate.

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| valign=top | {{Flag|Grenada}} {{Capitalname|St. George's, Grenada|St. George's}}

{{Extent}}Widely-recognized UN member state; Commonwealth realm. Grenada had one autonomous dependency, Carriacou and Petite Martinique.

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| valign=top | {{Flag|Guatemala}} – Republic of Guatemala {{Capital|Guatemala City}}

{{Extent}}Widely-recognized UN member state.

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| valign=top | {{Flag|Guinea}} – Republic of Guinea {{Capital|Conakry}}

{{Extent}}Widely-recognized UN member state.

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| valign=top | {{Flag|Guinea-Bissau}} – Republic of Guinea-Bissau {{Capital|Bissau}}

{{Extent}}Widely-recognized UN member state.

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| valign=top | {{Flag|Guyana}} – Co-operative Republic of Guyana {{Capitalname|Georgetown, Guyana|Georgetown}}

{{Extent}}Widely-recognized UN member state.

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| valign=top | {{Flag|Haiti}} – Republic of Haiti {{Capital|Port-au-Prince}}

{{Extent}}Widely-recognized UN member state. Haiti claimed the uninhabited United States possession of Navassa Island.

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| valign=top colspan=2 | Holy See {{Arrow}} Vatican City

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| valign=top | {{Flag|Honduras|1949}} – Republic of Honduras {{Capital|Tegucigalpa}}

{{Extent}}Widely-recognized UN member state.

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| valign=top | {{Flag|Hungary}} – Republic of Hungary {{Capital|Budapest}}

{{Extent}}Widely-recognized UN member state; EU member (from 1 May 2004).

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| valign=top | {{Flag|Iceland}} – Republic of Iceland {{Capital|Reykjavík}}

{{Extent}}Widely-recognized UN member state.

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| valign=top | {{Flag|India}} – Republic of India {{Capital|New Delhi}}

{{Extent}}Widely-recognized UN member state. India was a federation of twenty-eight states and seven union territories.{{Efn|28 states: Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh (from 1 November 2000), Goa, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Jharkhand (from 15 November 2000), Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Orissa, Punjab, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, Uttaranchal (from 9 November 2000, renamed Uttarakhand in 2007), West Bengal. 7 union territories: Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chandigarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Lakshadweep, National Capital Territory of Delhi, Pondicherry (spelled Puducherry from 2006).}} Indian sovereignty over South Tibet was disputed by the People's Republic of China. India administered part of the disputed region of Kashmir as the state of Jammu and Kashmir.

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| colspan=2 |

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| valign=top | {{Flag|Indonesia}} – Republic of Indonesia {{Capital|Jakarta}}

{{Extent}}Widely-recognized UN member state. Indonesia had five special provinces: Aceh, Jakarta, Papua (from 21 November 2001), West Papua (from 14 November 2003), and Yogyakarta

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| colspan=2 |

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| valign=top | {{Flag|Iran}} – Islamic Republic of Iran {{Capital|Tehran}}

{{Extent}}Widely-recognized UN member state.

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| colspan=2 |

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| valign=top | {{flagicon image|Flag of Iraq (1991–2004).svg}} → {{Flagdeco|Iraq|2004}} → {{Flag|Iraq}} {{Efn|Iraq was administered from 21 April 2003 to 28 June 2004 by the United States, the United Kingdom, and other member states of the Multinational force in Iraq.{{Cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/june/28/newsid_4517000/4517865.stm|title = 2004: US transfers power back to Iraq|date = 28 June 2004}}}} {{Capital|Baghdad}}

• Republic of Iraq {{Small|(to 21 April 2003)}}
• Coalition Provisional Authority {{Small|(from 21 April 2003 to 28 June 2004)}}
• Republic of Iraq {{Small|(from 28 June 2004)}}

{{Extent}}Widely-recognized UN member state. After 15 October 2005, Iraq was constitutionally designated as a federation of autonomous regions, but only one region (i.e. Iraqi Kurdistan) had been established.

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| colspan=2 |

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| valign=top | {{Flag|Ireland}}{{Efn|Ireland also had the legal description of "Republic of Ireland", although this was not its constitutional name.}} {{Capital|Dublin}}

{{Extent}}Widely-recognized UN member state; EU member.

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| colspan=2 |

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| valign=top | {{Flag|Israel}} – State of Israel {{Capital|Jerusalem}}

{{Extent}}Widely-recognized UN member state.{{Efn|Israel was not recognized by Afghanistan, Algeria, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Chad, Cuba, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Malaysia, North Korea, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, the United Arab Emirates, or Yemen.}} Israel occupied East Jerusalem, the Gaza Strip, the Golan Heights, the Israeli Security Zone in Southern Lebanon (to 22 May 2000), and the West Bank. These areas were not generally recognized as being part of Israel.

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| colspan=2 |

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| valign=top | {{Flagicon image|Flag of Italy (1946–2003).svg}} → {{Flagdeco|Italy|2003}} → {{Flag|Italy}} – Italian Republic {{Capital|Rome}}

{{Extent}}Widely-recognized UN member state; EEC member. Italy had 5 autonomous regions and they were the Aosta Valley, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Sardinia, Sicily, and Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol.

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| colspan=2 |

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| valign=top | {{Flag|Ivory Coast}} – Republic of Côte d'Ivoire
{{Small|Capital: Yamoussoukro (official), Abidjan (seat of government)}}

{{Extent}}Widely-recognized UN member state.

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| colspan=2 |

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| colspan=3 |

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| colspan=2 |

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| valign=top | {{Flag|Jamaica}} {{Capitalname|Kingston, Jamaica|Kingston}}

{{Extent}}Widely-recognized UN member state; Commonwealth realm.

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| colspan=2 |

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| valign=top | {{Flag|Japan}} {{Capital|Tokyo}}

{{Extent}}Widely-recognized UN member state. Japan claimed the Liancourt Rocks, which were controlled by South Korea.

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| colspan=2 |

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| valign=top | {{Flag|Jordan}} – Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan {{Capital|Amman}}

{{Extent}}Widely-recognized UN member state.

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| colspan=2 |

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| colspan=3 |

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| colspan=2 |

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| valign=top | {{Flag|Kazakhstan}} – Republic of Kazakhstan {{Capital|Astana}}

{{Extent}}Widely-recognized UN member state.

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| colspan=2 |

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| valign=top | {{Flag|Kenya}} – Republic of Kenya {{Capital|Nairobi}}

{{Extent}}Widely-recognized UN member state.

|-

| colspan=2 |

|-

| valign=top | {{Flag|Kiribati}} – Republic of Kiribati {{Capital|South Tarawa}}

{{Extent}}Widely-recognized UN member state.

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| colspan=2 |

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| valign=top | {{Flag|Korea, North}} – Democratic People's Republic of Korea {{Capital|Pyongyang}}

{{Extent}}Widely-recognized UN member state.{{Efn|North Korea was not recognized by Estonia, France, Japan, or South Korea.}} Claimed to be the sole legitimate government of Korea.

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| colspan=2 |

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| valign=top | {{Flag|Korea, South|1997}} – Republic of Korea {{Capital|Seoul}}

{{Extent}}Widely-recognized UN member state.{{Efn|South Korea was not recognized by North Korea.}} South Korea had one autonomous region and it was Jeju Island from 1 July 2006; claimed to be the sole legitimate government of Korea. South Korea controlled the Liancourt Rocks, which were claimed by Japan.

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| colspan=2 |

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| valign=top | {{Flag|Kuwait}} – State of Kuwait {{Capital|Kuwait City}}

{{Extent}}Widely-recognized UN member state.

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| colspan=2 |

|-

| valign=top | {{Flag|Kyrgyzstan}} – Kyrgyz Republic {{Capital|Bishkek}}

{{Extent}}Widely-recognized UN member state.

|-

| colspan=2 |

|-

| colspan=3 |

|-

| colspan=2 |

|-

| valign=top | {{Flag|Laos}} – Lao People's Democratic Republic {{Capital|Vientiane}}

{{Extent}}Widely-recognized UN member state.

|-

| colspan=2 |

|-

| valign=top | {{Flag|Latvia}} – Republic of Latvia {{Capital|Riga}}

{{Extent}}Widely-recognized UN member state; EU member (from 1 May 2004).

|-

| colspan=2 |

|-

| valign=top | {{Flag|Lebanon}} – Lebanese Republic {{Capital|Beirut}}

{{Extent}}Widely-recognized UN member state. Lebanon was occupied by Syria (to 25 April 2005). Some of Southern Lebanon was occupied by Israel (to 22 May 2000).

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| colspan=2 |

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| valign=top | {{Flagicon|Lesotho|1987}} → {{Flag|Lesotho}} – Kingdom of Lesotho {{Capital|Maseru}}

{{Extent}}Widely-recognized UN member state.

|-

| colspan=2 |

|-

| valign=top | {{Flag|Liberia}} – Republic of Liberia {{Capital|Monrovia}}

{{Extent}}Widely-recognized UN member state.

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| colspan=2 |

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| valign=top | {{Flagicon|Libya|1977}} Libya – Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya {{Capital|Tripoli, Libya|Tripoli}}

{{Extent}}Widely-recognized UN member state.

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| colspan=2 |

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| valign=top | {{Flag|Liechtenstein}} – Principality of Liechtenstein {{Capital|Vaduz}}

{{Extent}}Widely-recognized UN member state. The defense of Liechtenstein was the responsibility of Switzerland.

|-

| colspan=2 |

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| valign=top | {{Flagicon|Lithuania|1988}} → {{Flag|Lithuania}} – Republic of Lithuania {{Capital|Vilnius}}

{{Extent}}Widely-recognized UN member state; EU member (from 1 May 2004).

|-

| colspan=2 |

|-

| valign=top | {{Flag|Luxembourg}} – Grand Duchy of Luxembourg {{Capitalname|Luxembourg (city)|Luxembourg}}

{{Extent}}Widely-recognized UN member state; EU member.

|-

| colspan=2 |

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| colspan=3 |

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| colspan=2 |

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| valign=top | {{Flag|North Macedonia|name=Macedonia}} – Republic of Macedonia{{Efn|Provisionally referred to by the UN and a number of states and international organizations as "the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia", see Macedonia naming dispute.}} {{Capital|Skopje}}

{{Extent}}Widely-recognized UN member state.

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| colspan=2 |

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| valign=top | {{Flagdeco|Madagascar}} Madagascar – Republic of Madagascar {{Capital|Antananarivo}}

{{Extent}}Widely-recognized UN member state. Madagascar claimed the French possessions of Bassas da India, Europa Island, Glorioso Islands and Juan de Nova Island. It also claimed Banc du Geyser (disputed by Comoros and France)

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| colspan=2 |

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| valign=top | {{Flag|Malawi|1964}} – Republic of Malawi {{Capital|Lilongwe}}

{{Extent}}Widely-recognized UN member state.

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| colspan=2 |

|-

| valign=top | {{Flag|Malaysia}}
{{Small|Capital: Kuala Lumpur (official), Putrajaya (administrative)}}

{{Extent}}Widely-recognized UN member state. Malaysia was a federation of thirteen states and three federal territories.{{Efn|13 states: Johor, Kedah, Kelantan, Malacca, Negeri Sembilan, Pahang, Perak, Perlis, Penang, Sabah, Sarawak, Selangor, Terengganu. 3 federal territories: Kuala Lumpur, Labuan, Putrajaya (from 1 February 2001).}} Malaysia claimed part of the Spratly Islands (disputed by the People's Republic of China, the Republic of China, Vietnam, the Philippines, and Brunei).

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| colspan=2 |

|-

| valign=top | {{Flag|Maldives}} – Republic of Maldives {{Capital|Malé}}

{{Extent}}Widely-recognized UN member state.

|-

| colspan=2 |

|-

| valign=top | {{Flag|Mali}} – Republic of Mali {{Capital|Bamako}}

{{Extent}}Widely-recognized UN member state.

|-

| colspan=2 |

|-

| valign=top | {{Flag|Malta}} – Republic of Malta {{Capital|Valletta}}

{{Extent}}Widely-recognized UN member state; EU member (from 1 May 2004).

|-

| colspan=2 |

|-

| valign=top | {{Flag|Marshall Islands}} – Republic of the Marshall Islands {{Capital|Majuro}}

{{Extent}}Widely-recognized UN member state under Compact of Free Association with the United States. The Marshall Islands claimed the United States territory of Wake Island.

|-

| colspan=2 |

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| valign=top | {{Flag|Mauritania|1959}} – Islamic Republic of Mauritania {{Capital|Nouakchott}}

{{Extent}}Widely-recognized UN member state.

|-

| colspan=2 |

|-

| valign=top | {{Flag|Mauritius}} – Republic of Mauritius {{Capital|Port Louis}}

{{Extent}}Widely-recognized UN member state. Mauritius had one autonomous dependency: Rodrigues (from 12 October 2002). Mauritius also had three (later two) other dependencies: Agalega Islands, Cargados Carajos and Rodrigues (to 12 October 2002). It claimed the British Indian Ocean Territory and the French territory of Tromelin Island.

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| colspan=2 |

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| valign=top | {{Flag|Mexico}} – United Mexican States {{Capital|Mexico City}}

{{Extent}}Widely-recognized UN member state. Mexico was a federation of 31 states and one federal district.{{Efn|31 states: Aguascalientes, Baja California, Baja California Sur, Campeche, Chiapas, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Colima, Durango, Guanajuato, Guerrero, Hidalgo, Jalisco, México, Michoacán, Morelos, Nayarit, Nuevo León, Oaxaca, Puebla, Querétaro, Quintana Roo, San Luis Potosí, Sinaloa, Sonora, Tabasco, Tamaulipas, Tlaxcala, Veracruz, Yucatán, Zacatecas. 1 federal district: Federal District.}}

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| colspan=2 |

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| valign=top | {{Flag|Federated States of Micronesia|name=Micronesia}} – Federated States of Micronesia {{Capital|Palikir}}

{{Extent}}Widely-recognized UN member state under Compact of Free Association with the United States; the FSM was a federation of four states.{{Efn|4 states: Chuuk, Kosrae, Pohnpei, Yap.}}

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| colspan=2 |

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| valign=top | {{Flagicon image|Flag of Moldova (1990–2010).svg}} Moldova – Republic of Moldova {{Capital|Chişinău}}

{{Extent}}Widely-recognized UN member state. Moldova had two autonomous territorial units: Gagauzia and Transnistria. The latter was home to a de facto independent state.

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| colspan=2 |

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| valign=top | {{Flag|Monaco}} – Principality of Monaco {{Capital|Monaco}}

{{Extent}}Widely-recognized UN member state. The defense of Monaco was the responsibility of France.

|-

| colspan=2 |

|-

| valign=top | {{Flag|Mongolia|1992}} {{Capital|Ulaanbaatar}}

{{Extent}}Widely-recognized UN member state.

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| colspan=2 |

|-

| valign=top | {{Flag|Montenegro}} {{Small|(from 3 June 2006)}}{{Capital|Podgorica}}

• Republic of Montenegro {{Small|(from 3 June 2006 to 22 October 2007)}}{{Efn|Montenegro declared independence from Serbia and Montenegro on 3 June 2006.{{Cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/5043462.stm|title=Montenegro declares independence|date=4 June 2006}}}}{{Efn|name=MTN_constitution|The Republic of Montenegro adopted a new constitution on 22 October 2007, shortening its official name to "Montenegro".{{Cite web|url=http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/docid/47e11b0c2.html|title = Refworld | Montenegro: Constitution of Montenegro}}}}
• Montenegro {{Small|(from 22 October 2007)}}{{Efn|name=MTN_constitution}}

{{Extent}}Widely recognized independent state from 3 June 2006; UN member state from 28 June 2006.

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| colspan=2 |

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| valign=top | {{Flag|Morocco}} – Kingdom of Morocco {{Capital|Rabat}}

{{Extent}}Widely-recognized UN member state. Morocco claimed sovereignty over and controlled most of the disputed Western Sahara, which was home to the de facto independent Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic. Morocco disputed the Spanish sovereignty over Ceuta, Isla de Alborán, Isla Perejil, Islas Chafarinas, Melilla, and Peñón de Alhucemas.

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| colspan=2 |

|-

| valign=top | {{Flag|Mozambique}} – Republic of Mozambique {{Capital|Maputo}}

{{Extent}}Widely-recognized UN member state.

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| colspan=2 |

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| valign=top | {{Flagicon|Myanmar|1974}} Myanmar – Union of Myanmar{{Efn|Commonly known in English as "Burma".}}
{{Small|Capital: Yangon (to 6 November 2005), Naypyidaw (from 6 November 2005)}}

{{Extent}}Widely-recognized UN member state.

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| colspan=2 |

|-

| colspan=3 |

|-

| colspan=2 |

|-

| valign=top | {{Flag|Namibia}} – Republic of Namibia {{Capital|Windhoek}}

{{Extent}}Widely-recognized UN member state.

|-

| colspan=2 |

|-

| valign=top | {{Flag|Nauru}} – Republic of Nauru
{{Small|Capital: Yaren (unofficial)}}

{{Extent}}Widely-recognized UN member state. The defense of Nauru was the responsibility of Australia.

|-

| colspan=2 |

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| valign=top | {{Flag|Nepal}} {{Capital|Kathmandu}}

• Kingdom of Nepal {{Small|(to 15 January 2007)}}Nepal adopted an interim constitution on 15 January 2007, changing its official name to "State of Nepal" {{Cite web| url=http://www.ccd.org.np/new/resources/interim.pdf | title=The Interim Constitution of Nepal, 2063 | year=2007 | access-date=2012-02-19 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120219220657/http://www.ccd.org.np/new/resources/interim.pdf | archive-date=2012-02-19}}
• State of Nepal {{Small|(from 15 January 2007 to 28 May 2008)}}[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7424302.stm The Nepalese monarchy was formally abolished on 28 May 2008]
• Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal {{Small|(from 28 May 2008)}}

{{Extent}}Widely-recognized UN member state. Nepal was designated as a federation after 28 May 2008, but its federal units had not yet been created.

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| colspan=2 |

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| valign=top | {{Flagicon|Netherlands}} Netherlands – Kingdom of the Netherlands
{{Small|Capital: Amsterdam (official), The Hague (seat of government)}}

{{Extent}}Widely-recognized UN member state. The Kingdom of the Netherlands consisted of three autonomous countries:

• {{Flag|Aruba}}
• {{Flag|Netherlands}}
• {{Flag|Netherlands Antilles}}

The Kingdom of the Netherlands as a whole was a member of the EU, but Aruba and the Netherlands Antilles were not.

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| colspan=2 |

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| valign=top | {{Flag|New Zealand}} {{Capital|Wellington}}

{{Extent}}Widely-recognized UN member state; Commonwealth realm. New Zealand had responsibilities for the two free associated states of:

• {{Flag|Cook Islands}}
• {{Flag|Niue}}

It also had sovereignty over two dependent territories:

• Ross Dependency (suspended under the Antarctic Treaty)
• {{Flag|Tokelau}}

The government of Tokelau claimed Swains Island, part of American Samoa (a U.S. dependence). New Zealand did not recognize this claim.

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| colspan=2 |

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| valign=top | {{Flag|Nicaragua}} – Republic of Nicaragua {{Capital|Managua}}

{{Extent}}Widely-recognized UN member state. Nicaragua had two autonomous regions: Región Autónoma del Atlántico Norte and Región Autónoma del Atlántico Sur.

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| colspan=2 |

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| valign=top | {{Flag|Niger}} – Republic of Niger {{Capital|Niamey}}

{{Extent}}Widely-recognized UN member state.

|-

| colspan=2 |

|-

| valign=top | {{Flag|Nigeria}} – Federal Republic of Nigeria {{Capital|Abuja}}

{{Extent}}Widely-recognized UN member state. Nigeria was a federation of 36 states and one federal territory.{{Efn|36 states: Abia, Adamawa, Akwa Ibom, Anambra, Bauchi, Bayelsa, Benue, Borno, Cross River, Delta, Ebonyi, Edo, Ekiti, Enugu, Gombe, Imo, Jigawa, Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, Kebbi, Kogi, Kwara, Lagos, Nasarawa, Niger, Ogun, Ondo, Osun, Oyo, Plateau, Rivers, Sokoto, Taraba, Yobe, Zamfara. 1 federal territory: Federal Capital Territory.}}

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| colspan=2 |

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| valign=top | {{Flag|Norway}} – Kingdom of Norway {{Capital|Oslo}}

{{Extent}}Widely-recognized UN member state. Norway had two integral overseas areas: Jan Mayen and Svalbard. The latter of area had a special status due to the Spitsbergen Treaty. Norway had sovereignty over the following dependencies:

• Bouvet Island
• Peter I Island (suspended under the Antarctic Treaty)
• Queen Maud Land (suspended under the Antarctic Treaty)

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| colspan=2 |

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| colspan=3 |

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| colspan=2 |

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| valign=top | {{Flag|Oman}} – Sultanate of Oman {{Capitalname|Muscat, Oman|Muscat}}

{{Extent}}Widely-recognized UN member state.

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| colspan=2 |

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| colspan=3 |

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| colspan=2 |

|-

| valign=top | {{Flag|Pakistan}} – Islamic Republic of Pakistan {{Capital|Islamabad}}

{{Extent}}Widely-recognized UN member state. Pakistan was a federation of four provinces and four territories.{{Efn|4 provinces: Balochistan, North-West Frontier Province, Punjab, Sindh. 4 territories: Azad Kashmir, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Islamabad Capital Territory, Northern Areas (renamed Gilgit-Baltistan on 29 August 2009).}} It administered part of the disputed region of Kashmir as the territories of Azad Kashmir and the Northern Areas. The latter territory was autonomous under the name Gilgit-Baltistan after 29 August 2009.

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| colspan=2 |

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| valign=top | {{Flag|Palau}} – Republic of Palau
{{Small|Capital: Koror (to 7 October 2006), Ngerulmud (from 7 October 2006)}}

{{Extent}}Widely-recognized UN member state under Compact of Free Association with the United States.

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| colspan=2 |

|-

| valign=top | {{Flag|Panama}} – Republic of Panama {{Capital|Panama City}}

{{Extent}}Widely-recognized UN member state.

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| colspan=2 |

|-

| valign=top | {{Flag|Papua New Guinea}} – Independent State of Papua New Guinea {{Capital|Port Moresby}}

{{Extent}}Widely-recognized UN member state; Commonwealth realm. After 15 June 2005, Papua New Guinea had one autonomous region: Bougainville.

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| colspan=2 |

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| valign=top | {{Flag|Paraguay|1990}} – Republic of Paraguay {{Capital|Asunción}}

{{Extent}}Widely-recognized UN member state.

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| colspan=2 |

|-

| valign=top | {{Flag|Peru}} {{Capital|Lima}}

• Republic of Peru {{small|(to November 22, 2000)}}
• Republic of Peru {{small|(from November 22, 2000)}}

{{Extent}}Widely-recognized UN member state.

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| colspan=2 |

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| valign=top | {{Flag|Philippines}} – Republic of the Philippines {{Capital|Manila}}

{{Extent}}Widely-recognized UN member state. The Philippines had one autonomous region: Muslim Mindanao. The Philippines administered Scarborough Shoal and Macclesfield Bank, disputed by the People's Republic of China and the Republic of China. It also claimed sovereignty over the Spratly Islands (disputed by the People's Republic of China, the Republic of China, Vietnam, Brunei, and Malaysia) and the Malaysian territory of Sabah.

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| colspan=2 |

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| valign=top | {{Flag|Poland}} – Republic of Poland {{Capital|Warsaw}}

{{Extent}}Widely-recognized UN member state; EU member (from 1 May 2004).

|-

| colspan=2 |

|-

| valign=top | {{Flag|Portugal}} – Portuguese Republic {{Capital|Lisbon}}

{{Extent}}Widely-recognized UN member state; EU member. Portugal had two autonomous regions: the Azores and Madeira. Portugal claimed the Spanish municipalities of Olivenza and Táliga.

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| colspan=2 |

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| colspan=3 |

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| colspan=2 |

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| valign=top | {{Flag|Qatar}} – State of Qatar {{Capital|Doha}}

{{Extent}}Widely-recognized UN member state.

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| colspan=2 |

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| colspan=3 |

|-

| colspan=2 |

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| valign=top | {{Flag|Romania}} {{Capital|Bucharest}}

{{Extent}}Widely-recognized UN member state; EU member (from 1 January 2007).

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| colspan=2 |

|-

| valign=top | {{Flag|Russia}} – Russian Federation {{Capital|Moscow}}

{{Extent}}Widely-recognized UN member state. Russia was a federation of 21 republics, 49 oblasts, 9 krais, 2 federal cities, 1 autonomous oblast, and 10 autonomous okrugs.{{Efn|21 republics: Adygea, Altai, Bashkortostan, Buryatia, Chechnya, Chuvash Republic, Dagestan, Ingushetia, Kabardino-Balkaria, Kalmykia, Karachay–Cherkessia, Karelia, Khakassia, Komi, Mari El, Mordovia, North Ossetia–Alania, Sakha, Tatarstan, Tuva, Udmurtia. 49 oblasts: Amur, Arkhangelsk, Astrakhan, Belgorod, Bryansk, Chelyabinsk, Chita (to 1 March 2008), Irkutsk, Ivanovo, Kaliningrad, Kaluga, Kamchatka (to 1 July 2007), Kemerovo, Kirov, Kostroma, Kurgan, Kursk, Leningrad, Lipetsk, Magadan, Moscow, Murmansk, Nizhny Novgorod, Novgorod, Novosibirsk, Omsk, Orenburg, Oryol, Penza, Perm (to 1 December 2005), Pskov, Rostov, Ryazan, Sakhalin, Samara, Saratov, Smolensk, Sverdlovsk, Tambov, Tomsk, Tula, Tver, Tyumen, Ulyanovsk, Vladimir, Volgograd, Vologda, Voronezh, Yaroslavl. 9 krais: Altai, Kamchatka (from 1 July 2007), Khabarovsk, Krasnodar, Krasnoyarsk, Perm (from 1 December 2005), Primorsky, Stavropol, Zabaykalsky (from 1 March 2008). 2 federal cities: Moscow, St. Petersburg. 1 autonomous oblast: Jewish Autonomous Oblast. 10 autonomous okrugs: Agin-Buryatia (to 1 March 2008), Chukotka, Evenkia (to 1 January 2007), Khanty–Mansi, Koryakia (to 1 July 2007), Nenetsia, Permyakia (to 1 December 2005), Taymyria (to 1 January 2007), Ust-Orda Buryatia (to 1 January 2008), Yamalia.}}

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| colspan=2 |

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| valign=top | {{Flagicon|Rwanda|1962}} → {{Flag|Rwanda}} {{Capital|Kigali}}

• Rwandese Republic {{Small|(to 26 May 2003)}}{{Efn|name=RWA|On 26 May 2003, Rwanda adopted a new constitution, changing its official French name from "République rwandaise" to "République du Rwanda".{{Cite web| url=http://democratie.francophonie.org/IMG/pdf/Rwanda.pdf | title=Constitution de la Republique du Rwanda du 4 Juin 2003 | language=fr | trans-title=Constitution of the Republic of Rwanda of June 4, 2003 | access-date=2006-08-27 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070622050947/http://democratie.francophonie.org/IMG/pdf/Rwanda.pdf | archive-date=2007-06-22}}{{Cite web | url=http://mjp.univ-perp.fr/constit/rw1991.htm | title=Constitution rwandaise du 10 juin 1991, Digithèque MJP }} The former name can be translated into English as "Rwandese Republic",CIA World Fact Book, 2004/"Rwanda" "Rwandan Republic",{{Cite web|url=http://worldstatesmen.org/Rwanda|title=Rwanda|access-date=2010-05-03|archive-date=2011-06-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110610014258/http://worldstatesmen.org/Rwanda|url-status=dead}} or "Republic of Rwanda".{{Cite web|url=http://www.umsl.edu/services/govdocs/wofact96/211.htm|title=The 1996 CIA World Factbook page on Rwanda|access-date=2010-05-03|archive-date=2021-11-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211104144535/http://www.umsl.edu/services/govdocs/wofact96/211.htm|url-status=dead}} The official name in Kinyarwanda has always been "Republika y'u Rwanda".}}
• Republic of Rwanda {{Small|(from 26 May 2003)}}{{Efn|name=RWA}}

{{Extent}}Widely-recognized UN member state.

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| colspan=2 |

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| colspan=3 |

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| colspan=2 |

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| valign=top | {{Flag|Saint Kitts and Nevis}} – Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis {{Capital|Basseterre}}

{{Extent}}Widely-recognized UN member state; Commonwealth realm. Saint Kitts and Nevis was a federation of fourteen parishes within two islands.{{Efn|2 islands: Saint Kitts, Nevis. 14 parishes: Christ Church Nichola Town (Saint Kitts), Saint Anne Sandy Point (Saint Kitts), Saint George Basseterre (Saint Kitts), Saint George Gingerland (Nevis), Saint James Windward (Nevis), Saint John Capesterre (Saint Kitts), Saint John Figtree (Nevis), Saint Mary Cayon (Saint Kitts), Saint Paul Capisterre (Saint Kitts), Saint Paul Charlestown (Nevis), Saint Peter Basseterre (Saint Kitts), Saint Thomas Lowland (Nevis), Saint Thomas Middle Island (Saint Kitts), Trinity Palmetto Point (Saint Kitts)}} Nevis (which was one of the islands) had autonomy.

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| colspan=2 |

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| valign=top | {{Flagdeco|Saint Lucia|1979}} → {{Flag|Saint Lucia}} {{Capital|Castries}}

{{Extent}}Widely-recognized UN member state; Commonwealth realm.

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| colspan=2 |

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| valign=top | {{Flag|Saint Vincent and the Grenadines}} {{Capital|Kingstown}}

{{Extent}}Widely-recognized UN member state; Commonwealth realm.

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| colspan=2 |

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| valign=top | {{Flag|Samoa}} – Independent State of Samoa {{Capital|Apia}}

{{Extent}}Widely-recognized UN member state.

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| colspan=2 |

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| valign=top | {{Flag|San Marino|1862|size=23px}} – Republic of San Marino {{Capitalname|City of San Marino|San Marino}}

{{Extent}}Widely-recognized UN member state.

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| colspan=2 |

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| valign=top | {{Flag|São Tomé and Príncipe}} – Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe {{Capital|São Tomé}}

{{Extent}}Widely-recognized UN member state. São Tomé and Príncipe had one autonomous province: Príncipe.

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| colspan=2 |

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| valign=top | {{Flag|Saudi Arabia}} – Kingdom of Saudi Arabia {{Capital|Riyadh}}

{{Extent}}Widely-recognized UN member state.

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| colspan=2 |

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| valign=top | {{Flag|Senegal}} – Republic of Senegal {{Capital|Dakar}}

{{Extent}}Widely-recognized UN member state.

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| colspan=2 |

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| valign=top | {{Flag|Serbia|2004}} – Republic of Serbia {{Small|(from 5 June 2006)}}{{Efn|name=SCG_end|The Serbian parliament declared independence from Serbia and Montenegro on 5 June 2006, ending the union.{{Cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/5083690.stm|title=Montenegro gets Serb recognition|date=15 June 2006}}}} {{Capital|Belgrade}}

{{Extent}}Widely-recognized UN member state from 5 June 2006. Serbia had two autonomous provinces: Vojvodina and Kosovo and Metohija. The latter province was governed by the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo. After 17 February 2008, it was home to a partially-recognized de facto independent state.

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| valign=top | {{Flag|Serbia and Montenegro}} {{Small|(to 5 June 2006)}}
{{Small|Capital: Belgrade (administrative/legislative), Podgorica (judicial, from 4 February 2003 to 3 June 2006)}}

• Federal Republic of Yugoslavia {{Small|(to 4 February 2003)}}{{Efn|name=FRY_end|The Federal Republic of Yugoslavia reconstituted itself as Serbia and Montenegro on 4 February 2003.{{Cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/2724047.stm|title=Yugoslavia consigned to history|date=4 February 2003}}}}
• State Union of Serbia and Montenegro {{Small|(from 4 February 2003 to 5 June 2006)}}{{Efn|name=SCG_end}}{{Efn|name=FRY_end}}

{{Extent}}Widely recognized independent state; UN member state from 1 November 2000. Serbia and Montenegro was a federation of two republics, Montenegro and Serbia, until 3 June 2006 after which it only consisted of the latter. It also included two autonomous provinces within Serbia, Vojvodina and Kosovo and Metohija. The latter province was under the administration of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo.

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| colspan=2 |

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| valign=top | {{Flag|Seychelles}} – Republic of Seychelles {{Capitalname|Victoria, Seychelles|Victoria}}

{{Extent}}Widely-recognized UN member state. The Seychelles claimed the British Indian Ocean Territory and the French territories of Tromelin Island and the Glorioso Islands.

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| colspan=2 |

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| valign=top | {{Flag|Sierra Leone}} – Republic of Sierra Leone {{Capital|Freetown}}

{{Extent}}Widely-recognized UN member state.

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| colspan=2 |

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| valign=top | {{Flag|Singapore}} – Republic of Singapore {{Capital|Singapore}}

{{Extent}}Widely-recognized UN member state.

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| colspan=2 |

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| valign=top | {{Flag|Slovakia}} – Slovak Republic {{Capital|Bratislava}}

{{Extent}}Widely-recognized UN member state; EU member (from 1 May 2004).

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| colspan=2 |

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| valign=top | {{Flag|Slovenia}} – Republic of Slovenia {{Capital|Ljubljana}}

{{Extent}}Widely-recognized UN member state; EU member (from 1 May 2004).

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| colspan=2 |

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| valign=top | {{Flag|Solomon Islands}} {{Capital|Honiara}}

{{Extent}}Widely-recognized UN member state; Commonwealth realm.

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| colspan=2 |

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| valign=top | {{Flag|Somalia}}{{Capital|Mogadishu}}

• Somalia {{Small|(to 16 July 2000)}}{{Efn|name=SOM_tng|The Transitional National Government of Somalia adopted a Federal Charter on 16 July 2000.{{Cite web|url=http://www.irinnews.org/Report.aspx?reportid=3654|title = Interim Charter adopted|date = 17 July 2000}}}}
• Somali Republic {{Small|(from 16 July 2000)}}{{Efn|name=SOM_tng}}

{{Extent}}Widely-recognized UN member state. Somalia did not have a recognized central government until April 2000, when the Transitional National Government (after November 2004, the Transitional Federal Government) was established. Over the course of the Somali Civil War, several autonomous regional governments were established in the de jure territory of Somalia. Although these states did not claim independence from Somalia, they were de facto self-governing:

• {{Flagicon image|Flag of Ahlu Sunnah Waljamaca.svg}} Ahlu Sunna Waljama'a (from 2009)
• al-Shabaab (from 19 January 2007)
• {{Flagicon|Somalia}} Galmudug (from 14 August 2006)
• {{Flagicon|Somalia}} Himan and Heeb (from June 2008)
• {{Flagicon image|Flag of Jihad.svg}} Hizbul Islam (from January 2009)
• Islamic Courts Union (from 6 June 2006 to 1 January 2007)
• {{Flagicon image|Flag of Maakhir.svg}} → {{Flagicon image|Flag of Maakhir 2008.svg}} Maakhir (from 1 July 2007 to 11 January 2009)
• {{Flagicon|Somalia}} → {{Flag|Puntland}} (from 1 July 2001)
• {{Flagicon image|Flag of Southwestern Somalia.svg}} Southwestern Somalia (from 1 April 2002 to 10 February 2006)

There were also areas of the country which at various times had no effective government at all or which were ruled by local clans. In addition, there were two states which had declared and established de facto independence from Somalia: Puntland (to 1 July 2001) and Somaliland.

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| valign=top | {{Flag|South Africa}} – Republic of South Africa
{{Small|Capital: Pretoria (administrative), Cape Town (legislative), Bloemfontein (judicial)}}

{{Extent}}Widely-recognized UN member state.

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| colspan=2 |

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| valign=top | {{Flag|Spain}} – Kingdom of Spain {{Capital|Madrid}}

{{Extent}}Widely-recognized UN member state; EU member. Spain was divided into seventeen autonomous communities and two autonomous cities.{{Efn|17 autonomous communities: Andalusia, Aragon, Asturias, Balearic Islands, Basque Country, Canary Islands, Cantabria, Castile-La Mancha, Castile and León, Catalonia, Extremadura, Galicia, Madrid, Murcia, Navarre, La Rioja, Valencian Community. 2 autonomous cities: Ceuta, Melilla.}} Its sovereignty over Ceuta, Isla de Alborán, Isla Perejil, Islas Chafarinas, Melilla and Peñón de Alhucemas was disputed by Morocco. Its sovereignty over Olivenza and Táliga was disputed by Portugal. It claimed the British overseas territory of Gibraltar.

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| colspan=2 |

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| valign=top | {{Flag|Sri Lanka}} – Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka {{Capital|Sri Jayawardenapura-Kotte}}

{{Extent}}Widely-recognized UN member state.

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| colspan=2 |

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| valign=top | {{Flag|Sudan}} – Republic of the Sudan {{Capital|Khartoum}}

{{Extent}}Widely-recognized UN member state. Sudan was a federation of 26 states, ten of which formed the autonomous region of Southern Sudan after 9 January 2005.{{Efn|26 states: Blue Nile, Central Equatoria, Eastern Equatoria, Al Jazirah, Jonglei, Kassala, Khartoum, Lakes, Northern Bahr el Ghazal, North Darfur, North Kurdufan, Northern, Al Qadarif, Red Sea, River Nile, Sennar, South Darfur, South Kurdufan, Unity, Upper Nile, Western Equatoria, Western Bahr el Ghazal, West Darfur, West Kurdufan (to 16 August 2005), White Nile, Warrap.}}

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| colspan=2 |

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| valign=top | {{Flag|Suriname}} – Republic of Suriname {{Capital|Paramaribo}}

{{Extent}}Widely-recognized UN member state.

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| colspan=2 |

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| valign=top | {{Flag|Swaziland}} – Kingdom of Swaziland
{{Small|Capital: Mbabane (administrative), Lobamba (royal and legislative)}}

{{Extent}}Widely-recognized UN member state.

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| colspan=2 |

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| valign=top | {{Flag|Sweden}} – Kingdom of Sweden {{Capital|Stockholm}}

{{Extent}}Widely-recognized UN member state; EU member.

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| colspan=2 |

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| valign=top | {{Flag|Switzerland}} – Swiss Confederation {{Capital|Bern}}

{{Extent}}Widely recognized independent state. Permanent observer at the UN (to 10 September 2002). UN member state (from 10 September 2002). Switzerland was a federation of 26 cantons.{{Efn|26 Cantons: Aargau, Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Appenzell Innerrhoden, Basel-Stadt, Basel-Landschaft, Bern, Fribourg, Geneva, Glarus, Graubünden, Jura, Lucerne, Neuchâtel, Nidwalden, Obwalden, Schaffhausen, Schwyz, Solothurn, St. Gallen, Thurgau, Ticino, Uri, Valais, Vaud, Zug, Zürich.}}

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| colspan=2 |

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| valign=top | {{Flag|Syria|1980}} – Syrian Arab Republic {{Capital|Damascus}}

{{Extent}}Widely-recognized UN member state. Syria included the Golan Heights, which were occupied by Israel. It disputed the Turkish sovereignty over Hatay Province.

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| colspan=2 |

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| colspan=3 |

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| colspan=2 |

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| valign=top | {{Flag|Tajikistan}} – Republic of Tajikistan {{Capital|Dushanbe}}

{{Extent}}Widely-recognized UN member state. Tajikistan had one autonomous province: Gorno-Badakhshan.

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| colspan=2 |

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| valign=top | {{Flag|Tanzania}} – United Republic of Tanzania
{{Small|Capital: Dodoma (official), Dar es Salaam (seat of government)}}

{{Extent}}Widely-recognized UN member state. Tanzania had one autonomous region: Zanzibar.

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| colspan=2 |

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| valign=top | {{Flagicon image|Flag of Thailand (TIS 982 draft standard).svg}} Thailand – Kingdom of Thailand {{Capital|Bangkok}}

{{Extent}}Widely-recognized UN member state.

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| colspan=2 |

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| valign=top colspan=2 | Timor-Leste {{Arrow}} East Timor

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| colspan=2 |

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| valign=top | {{Flagicon|Togo}} Togo {{Capital|Lomé}}

• Second Togolese Republic {{Small|(to 5 February 2005)}}
• Third Togolese Republic {{Small|(from 5 February 2005)}}

{{Extent}}Widely-recognized UN member state.

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| colspan=2 |

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| valign=top | {{Flag|Tonga}} – Kingdom of Tonga {{Capital|Nukuʻalofa}}

{{Extent}}Widely-recognized UN member state.

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| colspan=2 |

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| valign=top | {{Flag|Trinidad and Tobago}} – Republic of Trinidad and Tobago {{Capital|Port of Spain}}

{{Extent}}Widely-recognized UN member state. Trinidad and Tobago had one autonomous island: Tobago.

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| colspan=2 |

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| valign=top | {{Flag|Tunisia}} – Tunisian Republic {{Capital|Tunis}}

{{Extent}}Widely-recognized UN member state.

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| colspan=2 |

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| valign=top | {{Flag|Turkey}} – Republic of Turkey {{Capital|Ankara}}

{{Extent}}Widely-recognized UN member state.

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| colspan=2 |

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| valign=top | {{Flagicon|Turkmenistan|1997}} → {{Flag|Turkmenistan}} {{Capital|Ashgabat}}

{{Extent}}Widely-recognized UN member state.

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| colspan=2 |

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| valign=top | {{Flag|Tuvalu}} {{Capital|Funafuti}}

{{Extent}}Widely recognized independent state and UN member state from 5 September 2000; Commonwealth realm.

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| colspan=2 |

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| colspan=3 |

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| colspan=2 |

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| valign=top | {{Flag|Uganda}} – Republic of Uganda {{Capital|Kampala}}

{{Extent}}Widely-recognized UN member state.

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| colspan=2 |

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| valign=top | {{Flagicon image|Flag of Ukraine (fair blue).svg}} → {{Flag|Ukraine}} {{Capital|Kyiv{{!}}Kiev}}

{{Extent}}Widely-recognized UN member state; Ukraine had one autonomous republic and it was Crimea.

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| colspan=2 |

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| valign=top | {{Flag|United Arab Emirates}} {{Capital|Abu Dhabi}}

{{Extent}}Widely-recognized UN member state; the United Arab Emirates was a federation of seven emirates.{{Efn|7 emirates: Abu Dhabi, Ajman, Dubai, Fujairah, Ras al-Khaimah, Sharjah, and Umm al-Qaiwain.}}

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| colspan=2 |

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| valign=top | {{Flag|United Kingdom}} – United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland {{Capital|London}}

{{Extent}}Widely-recognized UN member state; EU member. The United Kingdom was composed of four countries: England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales. It had sovereignty over the following dependent territories (referred to as "overseas territories" after 26 February 2002):

• {{Flag|Anguilla}}
• {{Flag|Bermuda}}
• {{Flag|British Antarctic Territory}} (suspended under the Antarctic Treaty)
• {{Flag|British Indian Ocean Territory}} (disputed by Mauritius and the Seychelles)
• {{Flag|British Virgin Islands}}
• {{Flag|Cayman Islands}}
• {{Flag|Falkland Islands}} (disputed by Argentina)
• {{Flag|Gibraltar}}
• {{Flag|Montserrat}}
• {{Flag|Pitcairn Islands}}
• {{Flag|Saint Helena}} (to 1 September 2009), with two dependencies
• Ascension Island (to 1 September 2009)
• {{Flag|Tristan da Cunha}} (to 1 September 2009)
• {{Flag|Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha}} (from 1 September 2009)
• {{Flag|South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands}} (disputed by Argentina)
• Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia
• {{Flag|Turks and Caicos Islands}}

In addition, the British Monarch had direct sovereignty over three self-governing Crown dependencies:

• {{Flag|Guernsey}}, with two dependencies:
• {{Flag|Alderney}}
• {{Flag|Sark}}
• {{Flag|Isle of Man}}
• {{Flag|Jersey}}

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| valign=top | {{Flag|United States|1960}} – United States of America {{Capital|Washington, D.C.}}

{{Extent}}Widely-recognized UN member state. The United States was a federation of 50 states, one federal district, and one incorporated territory.{{Efn|50 states: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming. 1 federal district: District of Columbia. 1 incorporated territory: Palmyra Atoll.}} It asserted sovereignty over the following inhabited insular areas:

• {{Flag|American Samoa}} (including Swains Island, disputed by Tokelau)
• {{Flag|Guam}}
• {{Flag|Northern Mariana Islands}}
• {{Flag|Puerto Rico}}
• {{Flag|United States Virgin Islands}}

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| colspan=2 |

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| valign=top | {{Flag|Uruguay}} – Eastern Republic of Uruguay {{Capital|Montevideo}}

{{Extent}}Widely-recognized UN member state.

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| colspan=2 |

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| valign=top | {{Flag|Uzbekistan}} – Republic of Uzbekistan {{Capital|Tashkent}}

{{Extent}}Widely-recognized UN member state. Uzbekistan had one autonomous republic: Karakalpakstan.

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| colspan=3 |

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| colspan=2 |

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| valign=top | {{Flag|Vanuatu}} – Republic of Vanuatu {{Capital|Port Vila}}

{{Extent}}Widely-recognized UN member state.

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| colspan=2 |

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| valign=top | {{Flagicon|Vatican City|1929}} → {{Flag|Vatican City|2001}} – Vatican City State {{Capital|Vatican City}}

{{Extent}}Widely recognized independent state. Vatican City was administered by the Holy See, a sovereign entity recognized by a large number of countries and a Permanent observer at the United Nations. The Holy See also administered a number of extraterritorial properties in Italy. The Pope was the ex officio head of state of Vatican City.

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| valign=top | {{Flagdeco|Venezuela|1954}} → {{Flag|Venezuela}} {{Capital|Caracas}}

• Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela {{Small|(to 12 April 2002)}}{{Efn|name=VEN_decree|After being installed as interim president of Venezuela on 14 April 2002, Pedro Carmona issued a decree which voided the 1999 constitution.{{Cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/1927322.stm|title = Interim Venezuelan president sworn in|date = 13 April 2002}}}}
• Republic of Venezuela {{Small|(from 12 April 2002 to 13 April 2002)}}{{Efn|name=VEN_decree}}{{Efn|name=VEN_restored|Hugo Chávez returned to power on 13 April 2002 and restored the Constitution of Venezuela.{{Cite web|url=http://english.people.com.cn/200205/30/eng20020530_96783.shtml|title = Venezuelan Coup President Gains Asylum, Leaves for Colombia}}}}
• Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela {{Small|(from 13 April 2002)}}{{Efn|name=VEN_restored}}

{{Extent}}Widely-recognized UN member state. Venezuela was a federation of 23 states, one federal dependency, and one federal district.{{Efn|23 states: Amazonas, Anzoátegui, Apure, Aragua, Barinas, Bolívar, Carabobo, Cojedes, Delta Amacuro, Falcón, Guárico, Lara, Mérida, Miranda, Monagas, Nueva Esparta, Portuguesa, Sucre, Táchira, Trujillo, Vargas, Yaracuy, Zulia. 1 federal district: Capital District. 1 federal dependency: Federal Dependencies.}}

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| colspan=2 |

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| valign=top | {{Flag|Vietnam}} – Socialist Republic of Vietnam {{Capital|Hanoi}}

{{Extent}}Widely-recognized UN member state. Vietnam claimed sovereignty over the Paracel Islands (disputed by the People's Republic of China and the Republic of China) and Spratly Islands (disputed by the People's Republic of China, the Republic of China, Brunei, the Philippines, and Malaysia).

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| colspan=2 |

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| valign=top | {{Flag|Yemen}} – Republic of Yemen {{Capital|Sana'a}}

{{Extent}}Widely-recognized UN member state.

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| colspan=2 |

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| valign=top | {{Flag|Zambia}} – Republic of Zambia {{Capital|Lusaka}}

{{Extent}}Widely-recognized UN member state.

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| colspan=2 |

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| valign=top | {{Flag|Zimbabwe}} – Republic of Zimbabwe {{Capital|Harare}}

{{Extent}}Widely-recognized UN member state.

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Excluded from the list above are the following noteworthy entities which either were not fully sovereign or did not claim to be independent:

• Antarctica as a whole had no government and no permanent population. Seven states claimed portions of Antarctica and five of these had reciprocally recognised one another's claims.{{Citation | last = Rogan-Finnemore | first = Michelle | year = 2005 | contribution = What Bioprospecting Means for Antarctica and the Southern Ocean | editor-last = Von Tigerstrom | editor-first = Barbara | title = International Law Issues in the South Pacific | publisher = Ashgate Publishing | page = 204 | isbn = 0-7546-4419-7}} "Australia, New Zealand, France, Norway and the United Kingdom reciprocally recognize the validity of each other's claims." These claims, which were regulated by the Antarctic Treaty System, were neither recognised nor disputed by any other signatory state.[https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/antarctica/ CIA – the World Factbook – Antarctica] – accessed 19 January 2008
• {{flagicon|EU}} The European Union was a sui generis supranational organisation which had 15 (later 28) member states. The member states had transferred a measure of their legislative, executive, and judicial powers to the institutions of the EU, and as such the EU had some elements of sovereignty, without generally being considered a sovereign state. The European Union did not claim to be a sovereign state and had only limited capacity for relations with other states.
• {{Flagdeco|United Nations}} Kosovo was a territory that was nominally part of Serbia and Montenegro (until 2006) and then Serbia (from 2006 to 2008), but was under United Nations administration as part of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/history/worldwars/wwone/yugoslavia_01.shtml|title = BBC - History - World Wars: Yugoslavia: 1918 - 2003}}
• {{flagicon|Sovereign Military Order of Malta}} The Sovereign Military Order of Malta was a United Nations observer. The order had bi-lateral diplomatic relations with a large number of states, but has no territory other than extraterritorial areas within Rome.[http://www.orderofmalta.org/attdiplomatica.asp?idlingua=5 Bilateral relations with countries] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080626003221/http://www.orderofmalta.org/attdiplomatica.asp?idlingua=5 |date=2008-06-26 }}, Retrieved 2009-12-22 The order's Constitution stated: "The Order is a subject of international law and exercises sovereign functions."{{cite book | last = Chapter General of the Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of St. John of Jerusalem of Rhodes and of Malta | title = Constitutional Charter and Code of the Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of St. John of Jerusalem, of Rhodes, and of Malta, promulgated 27 June 1961, revised by the Extraordinary Chapter General 28–30 April 1997, Article 3 "Sovereignty," Paragraph 1. | publisher = Tipografia Arte della Stampa | date = 1998-01-12 | location = Rome | pages = 11 | url = http://www.orderofmalta.org/site/pdf/Constit._Charter_and_code.pdf }} Although the order frequently asserted its sovereignty, it did not claim to be a sovereign state. It lacked a defined territory. Since all its members were citizens of other states, almost all of them lived in their native countries, and those who resided in the order's extraterritorial properties in Rome did so only in connection with their official duties, the order lacked the characteristic of having a permanent population.
• {{flagicon|UN}} The United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor was a transitional non-independent territory governed by the United Nations. It was neither sovereign nor under the sovereignty of any other state. It became the independent state of East Timor on 20 May 2002.

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